Code Statistics

Quickly analyze codebase size, composition, and changes.

tokei - Line Counts

# Count all code
tokei

# Compact output sorted by code
tokei --compact --sort code

# Specific languages
tokei --type=TypeScript,JavaScript

# Exclude directories
tokei --exclude node_modules --exclude dist

# JSON output for scripting
tokei --output json | jq '.Total.code'

Sample Output

===============================================================================
 Language            Files        Lines         Code     Comments       Blanks
===============================================================================
 TypeScript             45        12847         9823         1456         1568
 JavaScript             12         2341         1876          234          231
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total                  57        15188        11699         1690         1799
===============================================================================

difft - Semantic Diffs

# Compare files
difft old.ts new.ts

# Inline mode
difft --display=inline old.ts new.ts

# With git
GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git diff
GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git show HEAD~1

Why Semantic?

Traditional diff	difft
Line-by-line	AST-aware
Shows moved as delete+add	Recognizes moves
Whitespace sensitive	Ignores formatting

Quick Reference

Task	Command
Count all code	tokei
Compact output	tokei --compact
Sort by code	tokei --sort code
TypeScript only	tokei -t TypeScript
JSON output	tokei --output json
Exclude dir	tokei --exclude node_modules
Semantic diff	difft file1 file2
Git diff	GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=difft git diff

When to Use

• Getting quick codebase overview
• Comparing code changes semantically
• Understanding project composition
• Reviewing refactoring impact
• Tracking codebase growth

Additional Resources

For detailed patterns, load:

• ./references/tokei-advanced.md - Filtering, output formats, CI integration
• ./references/difft-advanced.md - Display modes, git integration, language support